Vandals!

[Wristpin 400]

I've been doing an engine overhaul on  a 1980s Tecumseh 7hp iron block vertical shaft engine for another forum member; valves, ignition, charging system etc and just when I thought that I was nearing the end I've found that some vandal has carved a chunk out of the air cleaner backplate and canister. Those parts were still current on Atco 24s etc using the horizontal shaft Tecumseh H50/60 right up to the 1990s so there should be a few around, but not, it appears, in the UK . In the USA, yes, with the appropriate carriage, duty and vat etc., but not over here.   

If anyone has a backplate and canister to sell, please contact me - all reasonable expenses paid .  Otherwise I will have to get the welding gear out, not really my forte!

[the showman 4,074]

Ask Nigel, he had one in a Lawn-Ranger and stopped it for a Briggs

[squonk 71]

I used one of those for my air compressor! 

[Wristpin 400]

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Ask Nigel, he had one in a Lawn-Ranger and stopped it for a Briggs

 

Unfortunately it is the the one!!! 

 

[Anglo Traction 1,016]

Maybe worth checking again with Nigel. Looks the same size as fitted to H50/60,V70 etc (31715) -

 

. I had to obtain missing parts from the states 9 years ago for this derelict H60 Rotavator as no availability in UK (used or new)-

 

Nigel's V70 Lawn Ranger... looks pretty close without checking parts lists -

 

Good luck with sorting it. 

 

 

[Cub Cadet 613]

We had one on a lawn ranger engine that blew up, just looked in the box full of the broken parts but can't find it, we may have sold it. Will have another look tomorrow.

[Anglo Traction 1,016]

You/Mark were my next port of call as a suggestion to Angus, as I remember the project  Ewan .  

[nigel 1,877]

Yep my one is the one Angus has got , it’s knackard so if you can find it ewan that would be realy helpful

[JUST O&R 237]

This is on ebay It does not look like he ships international but if your interested I would buy it and ship it to you. 

have no idea what it would cost to ship but let me know.

here is asking 15.00 plus 8.61 shipping to me

[Wristpin 400]

There are two or three on US ebay but the carriage and then UK duty and value Added Tax added to the lot makes them a "luxury" item. I've got a couple of feelers out but after that its the welding set!

[mattblack 76]

worth a try?

 

www.higgott.co.uk/mowerbreakers.html

[Cub Cadet 613]

12 hours ago, Anglo Traction said:

You/Mark were my next port of call as a suggestion to Angus, as I remember the project  Ewan .  

 

I think the cowl went to P Mackellow, maybe the filter went with him too but ill check

[Cub Cadet 613]

Well i've looked high and low and I can't find it anywhere. I'm normally pretty good at remembering where parts are and I can't recall seeing one since before we moved 5 years ago 

[Wristpin 400]

Thanks to all for looking but as time was moving on I got the welding gear out, made shaped paper templates , cut the sheet steel and stitched it in . A bit of a faff but got there eventually.

 

 

[nigel 1,877]

Clever bogger 👍